LESSON ASSIGNMENT
LESSON 9
Psychotherapeutic Agents.
TEXT ASSIGNMENT
Paragraphs 9-1--9-20.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
9-1.
Given a group of statements and one of the
four classes of functional mental disorders,
select the best description of that class of
mental disorders.
9-2.
From a group of statements, select the
statement that best differentiates between fear
and anxiety.
9-3.
Given one of the following terms: fear, anxiety,
antianxiety agent, depression, antidepressant,
antipsychotic agent, or tranquilizer and a group
of definitions, select the correct definition of
that term.
9-4.
Given one of the following categories of drugs:
antianxiety agents, antidepressant agents, and
antipsychotic agents and a group of statements
that describe uses, advantages,
disadvantages, adverse effects, or precautions
and warnings select the statement that best
describes the use(s) advantage(s),
disadvantage(s), adverse effect(s), or
caution(s) and warning(s) associated with that
category of drug.
9-5.
Given a group of statements, select the
statement that best describes the advantages
of antianxiety agents over drugs that were
previously used to calm or sedate patients.
9-6.
Given the generic and/or trade name of a
psychotherapeutic agent and a group of uses,
adverse effects, or cautions and warnings,
select the use(s), adverse effects, or cautions
and warnings associated with that agent.
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9-1